When Zhu Yunxi was still sighing, the old man still had a free heart after Sheji, and he was greeted by the old man's bright eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything.

At this moment, the warship was already sailing at full speed, and the river breeze was blowing in front of it, with a bit of autumn laziness.

Flocks of finless porpoises, gracefully jumping up from the surface of the water again and again, like a crescent moon sinking to the bottom of the river, sparkling, water droplets vast.

In the distance, fishermen on both sides of the Yangtze River, wearing hats, rocking the oars, threw fishing nets into the river.

In the distance, in the villages looming behind the fields and shrubs, there is already a little green smoke rising, gently telling the leisurely scenery of Jiangnan in this autumn day.

Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze became deeper and deeper, and he chuckled: "I heard that you have already informed the cabinet that when Yingzhou's gold and silver enter Beijing in the second quarter, you will share some of the profits and reward some of the court's hundred officials?" ”

"It's in the name of you, grandpa, and you're rewarding." Zhu Yunxi hurriedly explained that in front of the old man, who has always treated officials strictly, he did not dare to cheat: "The imperial court has made a lot of big moves this year, and the people are panicking, and the new policy is like a tiger. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted twice, shook his head and said, "You kid didn't tell the truth. Now, I have learned to be sloppy in front of my grandfather. ”

"Grandchildren don't dare." Zhu Yunxi denied it, and then waved his finger to see the warship in the distance, and began to close the net in advance: "Grandpa, why are they fishing here?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and said with some uncertainty: "Because these people make a living from fishing, they will fish today and sell in the city tomorrow to supplement their families." ”

Zhu Yunxi shook his head.

This is the effect, not the cause.

Under the questioning gaze of the old man, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Because they know that there are fish under this river." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he wanted to start reprimanding, but he thought about it a little, but he tasted a different meaning.

Hum!

The old man snorted coldly and motioned to the eldest grandson who sold Guan Zi to continue.

Zhu Yunxi said: "Because the people know that there are fish in the river, they can build fishing boats, weave fishing nets, and inquire about the price of fish in the city. If the people don't know that there are fish in the river, they can be fed and fed, so that they can sell them and earn some scraps to supplement their families. Will they still build ships and nets to fish?

The imperial court is now reinstating the merits of the Qin and French armies, and discussing the founding of the country and the promotion of the Duke of Cao, but in fact, it is to lure him. Today, I am facing a million Ming army, who does not seek war and is eager for merit, and who does not want to fight for a prince and general on horseback? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang had a sharp edge between his eyebrows, and said: "So, you are now trying to lure the civil officials?" ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "Qufu's family is gone, and the two Jinshi will no longer be directly awarded officials, and their hearts and minds are like fire, like sparks spreading all over the world, just waiting for the east wind to rise, and the world is full of truth-seeking."

But under the new policy of the imperial court, can the deep-rooted thinking of my Central Plains for thousands of years be changed? The grandson thought that this would not happen overnight. But if in the future, the new policy of the imperial court deviates, will those people and those things come back? The grandson thought it was inevitable.

Therefore, Sun Er thought, maybe in this thinking, we must also change, to let the world know that those concepts in the past thousand years are no longer suitable for the current Ming Dynasty. ”

It is impossible to become a great country without a country of thousands of miles. However, the vast territory of the country will make people content with the status quo, thinking that everything in the world has it, and thus fall into involution.

What is the problem with Da Ming?

There are many kinds, and there are many different ways to say it.

But in the final analysis, it is still the development of resources and the setting of the distribution system.

Several generations of the Central Plains Dynasty were built on sufficient land resources, and with cheap population resources, they created a prosperous dream again and again after the troubled times.

And people never pay attention to the setting of the distribution system.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to really last forever, it has to continue to develop more resources, and it has to do its best internally to suppress the uneven distribution.

Transfer the contradictions and interests to the outside world, alleviate the internal contradictions of interests, and let everyone suddenly realize the collective one day.

The land of the Central Plains was not big, but it was small.

Outside the Central Plains, there is more land and more resources, just like the prostitutes who make the cheapest skin and meat in the alleys of Goollan, let others pick and take them.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time, pondering the cause and effect before and after, and only spoke after half a sound: "It is not easy for literati to take their steps down. ”

Hum!

Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly: "If they don't change it, the court will help them change it!" ”

The military merit law under the encouragement of the king is also a credit for the suppression of domestic turmoil in the millions of Ming troops.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, just patted the railing in front of him twice, and didn't say a word.

This is a tacit attitude.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and raised his eyes to look at the front of the warship, the protruding part of Bagua Island on the river surface had already come into view, and the cement fort built by the Longjiang Shipyard was impressively displayed on the shore.

"Speed the ship!"

In the middle of the deck, there was a shout.

The herald was probably the busiest man on the entire steam warship today, constantly shouting for speed checks.

In a few moments, on the top of the deck compartment at the highest end of the warship, someone stood up.

"Report!"

"From Jiangxinzhou to Bagua Zhou, it takes a quarter of an hour."

Peal pedal, pedal, pedal.

Zhang Ergong, the left waiter of the dignified Zhengsanpin Ministry of Industry, immediately lifted the hem of his official robe and ran to the bow of the ship in person.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the steam warship sails down the river at full speed, and the speed can be one hundred and twenty miles of waterway in one hour."

Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Zhang Ergong, who bowed down and answered, and carefully calculated it in his heart.

Sailing 120 miles in one hour, it is estimated that there is a speed of about 156 knots, although it is down the river, but now it can be described as a god speed.

"Go ahead."

Zhu Yunxi replied slowly, Zhang Ergong arched his hand, and carefully retreated from the bow of the boat.

After a while, the warship began to pass the hull on the upstream side of Bagua Continent.

The artillery on one side began to attack the cement fort on the shore of Baguazhou while the ship was moving.

The first two rounds were not high, and the sporadic shells hit the fort, but they also caused bursts of roar, creating a lot of movement, and the outer layer of the fort was splashed in the telescope.

After the test firing in front was over, the new artillery equipped on the steam warship really came into play, and more and more shells were projected onto the fort with anger.

When the warship adjusted the position of the hull and faced the cement fort on the shore of Baguazhou on one side, the real catharsis of artillery fire finally arrived.

Once again, the surface of the river was covered with gunsmoke and fog.

When the smoke dissipated, the cement fort at the head of Bagua Island was completely cut off, and the thick wall was torn out with huge openings, revealing terrifying openings at the top of the wall.

Compared with the cement fort built by the Ming Dynasty on the nine sides, under the baptism of warship fire, it has completely lost the defensive function of the fort.

"Now the warship has to go back to the Longjiang shipyard to test the speed of the ship against the current." Zhu Yunxi stood beside the old man and explained in a low voice: "Originally, there was supposed to be a test of fighting against warships on the river, but the artillery was ruthless, and the ships were destroyed and people died at every turn, so this test was canceled." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Even if you can destroy the fort at the head of Bagua Continent, the boats and boats on the water will be invincible, and there is no need to test." ”

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "That's the truth." ”

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly.

The warship is now turning, and it is about to return to the shipyard upstream, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes can't help but be attracted downstream, his eyes keep turning, and finally he moves his steps slightly, so that he can see more clearly.

"This is also the ship of the sailor, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at a fleet of ships downstream and asked softly.

Zhu Yunxi turned around and looked over, hesitating slightly.

"What? What's wrong with this fleet? Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious, and he had already taken steps to go to the stern.

Zhu Yunxi followed behind and said in a low voice: "It's true that it's the sailor's warship, but ...... It's also a little different. ”

The grandfather and grandson went to the stern of the ship on the deck, which was extremely busy because of the turn of the warship.

Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at the ship's sideboard, and the fleet of sailors sailing from the downstream river.

The treasure ship sits firmly in the position of the Chinese army, and the warships on both sides are thought to be the left and right wings, with warships in front of them to open the way, and there are troop carriers, horse ships, and grain ships in the rear.

Look at the flags on the treasure ship.

It was clearly the flag of the fleet that originally belonged to the Daming Zhenwei army to release the gold and silver and return to Beijing.

However, if the deposit was only released and returned to Beijing, the fleet would only be one or twenty ships, but unlike now, the number of ships in the fleet would have exceeded fifty.

"That's the gold and silver released by Yingzhou, and ...... There was also a fleet of ships escorting the Japanese slaves. ”

Zhu Yunxi whispered softly and said the identity of the returning fleet.

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang let out a sound and walked to the top deck of the stern.

At this time, the ship had also completed its turn and was heading upstream at full speed.

Zhu Yunxi took a step forward, bowed his head and said in a low voice: "The gold and silver released from the pledge, according to the military report played by the Eastern Expedition Army, have been anchored on the Ryukyu side for a while, and it also has the intention of promoting the national prestige of our dynasty.

As for those Japanese slave ships, it must have been the Eastern Expeditionary Army, in order to stabilize the new land of Yingzhou, who arrested those Japanese thieves who dared to commit rebellion, escorted them back to Daming according to the law, and sent them to various places to work. ”

Zhu Gaochi, who had originally gone below deck to see the new artillery with his own eyes, had already walked up at this time and came behind the two of them.

Zhu Gaochi said softly: "This batch of widows is going to be sent to Nanchang Mansion in Jiangxi Province, and the cabinet Xie Jin intends to open the cement road from Yingtian to Nanchang Mansion in Jiangxi Province after the imperial court is about to complete the cement road from Yingtian to Hangzhou Mansion, and start construction of the cement road from Yingtian to Huai'an Mansion and Yingtian to Fengyang.

Then the cement road was built from Nanchang Mansion to Wuchang Mansion on Huguang Road, so that Yingtian's communication with Huguang and Jiangxi was preliminarily completed. When the time comes, the court can go back and forth more calmly. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Is it to connect the cement roads of Nanchang Mansion and Taiping Mansion?" Via Chizhou Mansion? ”

Zhu Gaochi immediately spoke: "Returning to the emperor's grandfather, it is true, through Chizhou Mansion and Raozhou Mansion, the cement road has also entered Nanchang Mansion." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled on his face, looked at the fleet that returned from Yingzhou at the stern, and whispered: "This road is not easy to walk. ”

"That's why we have to use widows to do things." Zhu Yunxi took over and continued: "My grandson also knows about this road. The Cabinet wants to connect the cement roads of Nanchang and Taipingfu, and the Chizhou Mansion in the middle is mostly mountainous, and according to the estimates reported by the Ministry of Industry, it is far more cumbersome and difficult than the three cement roads under construction today. ”

"Then let the widowers go."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his robe, chattering lightly.

The steam warship sailing at full speed quickly left the fleet behind it and gradually disappeared above the river.

And the fleet that had just sailed to the river outside Baguazhou, and had returned from Yingzhou, was sailing at a constant speed.

Around the fleet, there are constantly patrolling fast boats on the river.

After all, in the fleet, in addition to the most worthless Japanese slaves, there are also gold and silver worth more than one million taels, which are the things that the imperial court values the most.

And in the Japanese slave ships that no one cared about, there was darkness and cold blood.

The troop transport ship, which was originally used by the Ming army to transport soldiers and horses, only needed minor changes to transport a multiplier of the Japanese slaves to the Central Plains.

On the deck, there were Ming officers and soldiers who were responsible for guarding the ships.

On the deck, in addition to delivering food, there is basically no Ming to appear in the cabin where the Japanese slaves are held.

Darkness is the norm in the cabins below deck.

Unable to get the air to circulate, it became rancid and pungent during the long voyage.

Originally a two-tiered bed, it can now accommodate five Japanese slaves with only minor modifications.

In the corner of the cabin are several large wooden barrels used by the Japanese workers, the bottom of which is connected to the outside of the cabin by a pipe and goes deep into the water.

The benevolent Ming did not put shackles on these widows, not even handcuffs and foot cuffs.

After all, no one can escape above the vast sea.

In the corner of the cabin, under the small window, light was slanted in.

In the visible light, a man with a disheveled hair was curled up against the corner of the wall, holding this position for a long time.

When I got closer, I could see clearly that it was Yoshinoji Ma of the Yoshino family of the Southern Dynasty of the Japanese Kingdom.

The sound of cannon outside the cabin before, Yoshinoji Ma could hear it clearly.

He had heard that kind of cannon sound not long ago, and it sounds so familiar today.

Did there be civil strife in Daming?

Yoshinoji Mahjong shattered this idea, and it is unlikely that there will be civil strife in the Ming Dynasty today.

"You're going to Yingtian City......"

Yoshinoji Ma muttered in a low voice, he had been to Daming, he had been to Yingtian City, and he had also taken a boat on the river that was longer than the Wa Kingdom to enjoy the river scenery on both sides of the river.

Yoshinoji Ma propped his hands on the ground and crawled up tremblingly.

Then turn around.

With his hands on the small window, Yoshinoji Ma raised his neck with some difficulty, and looked out of the window with a pair of cloudy eyes.

It should be the Bagua Continent outside Yingtian City.

Yoshinoji Ma looked at the cement fort that had turned into ruins at the head of the island, and his eyes were a little puzzled.

"Is that the sound of the cannon happening here?"

He muttered to himself, and there were no officers or rebels in sight.

Soon, Yoshinoji Ma thought that this should be the place where the Ming Dynasty tested the artillery.

What kind of heavenly might it was to destroy that strong fortress like this?

Yoshinoji Ma sighed in his heart, but there was no wave in his eyes.

He has already experienced the most desperate thing, and the Wa kingdom has disappeared from this world.

Wa ......

Now only the widows who have been escorted to the Ming Dynasty will be turned into white bones in the endless years and buried in the soil of the unknown places of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Wa Kingdom is really gone......"

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